A normally boring, placid trading day was interrupted by a jolt:
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Ice Cubes for the Christmas Tree
A few days ago, I stumbled upon a fun little riddle which you can see here. (The answer is here but try to solve it first). When I was a kid, I used to do brain teasers, tests, and puzzles all the time, and I was pretty good at them. I stopped being a student decades ago, though, and even though this riddle was labeled “Easy”, I gave up.
The approach I took was a logical and binary one. I simply tried the direct approach of trying to figure out which switches corresponded to which light. When I found the problem unsolvable and peeked at the answer, I saw that I had totally missed another data point (I won’t allude to it here, since I don’t want to spoil the puzzle for you). (more…)
Ricky’s Cups and Balls
I first remember seeing Ricky Jay on Magnolia, one of my favorite movies ever. He passed away a few days ago, and I wanted to share this video. Ricky was the absolute king of the stage and banter. Rest in Peace, Ricky Jay.
One Nightmare to Go
Crypto Trendline Bounce
The trendline I pointed out multiple times during Bitcoin’s recently collapse proved, after all, to be important support. We’ve got a strong bounce going, and it could well keep pushing higher, considering how swift and thin its recent collapse was.
